The Finger, Its Meanings and My Cautious Take
This note surveys how fingers populate language and culture. It catalogs expressions like burn one's fingers and finger in the pie, notes symbolic finger cutting in tribes, and observes general character assumptions about finger length while acknowledging uncertainty about such claims.
Smiths Law and the Thumb in Quotations and Character
This piece surveys misattributed quotations and the idea of fixing language, noting famous misquotations and naming several authors. It discusses the thumb as a metaphor for careful expression and the broader challenge of accurate attribution in quotation usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Madame de Sevigne
Bartlett
H. Allen Smith
Ernest Jones
Honus Wagner
Rabbit
Taking care of Mother By Jan Warren
A mother with the Hong Kong or London flu endures a day of family interruption and care as her children and husband pitch in. The piece blends a child’s sneeaking, a spoon in the disposal confession, and a reflection on caretaking and a desire for her own mother.
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Jan Warren
Hong Kong
London
John
Peter
Sara
Kate
Worthington couple sue Anheuser Busch over brewery fumes
Louise and Stanley Robinson filed in Franklin County Common Pleas Court alleging brewery odors from Anheuser Busch in Columbus stink their property. They seek $100,000 in damages claiming ongoing nuisance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Worthington
Anheuser- Busch
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Louise
Stanley Robinson
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Maranville
Satchel Paige
Satchel
Bartless
Sheridan
Thackeray
Fielding
Bulwer-Lytton
Don Marquis
America
Players’ Club
Godammit
Oliver Herford
Eyoeny
Pete
Merchants of
Middletown
McAlpin’s Ladies’ Accessories
Illona
California
Delta
Talbot Taralon
Orlon
McAlpin